Boston Red Sox 8, Washington Senators 3 Game Played on Monday, May 5, 1924 (D) at Fenway Park WAS A 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 – 3 10 4 BOS A 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 x – 8 13 1 BATTING Washington Senators AB R H RBI …
May 04
Remembering 1924 – Senators 3 Athletics 2
Washington Senators 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 Walter Johnson improves his record to 4-1 as the Senators hold off the the Athletics for the 3-2 victory. Game Played on Sunday, May 4, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium PHI A 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 – 2 5 0 WAS A 2 1 …
May 03
The District’s First World Series Game
The first World Series game to be played in the District took place in 1887. Frederick Stearns, President of the National Champion Detroit franchise challenged the American Association St, Louis Club to a post season World Series. The series would be played not only in the home series but on the road in other League …
May 03
Remembering 1924 – Yankees 5 Senators 4
New York Yankees 5, Washington Senators 4 Day Game Played on Saturday, May 3, 1924 (D) at Yankee Stadium I WAS A 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 – 4 8 1 NY A 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 x – 5 12 1 BATTING Washington Senators AB R …
May 02
Umpire Leaves game under police protection.
Thursday 2 September 1897 Pittsburgh 6 Washington 5 The concluding game of the series between the Pittsburgh’s and Washington’s at National Park was brought to a sensational finish in the eighth inning when Umpire Kick Kelly called the game with two out, two runs in, a man on third and one run necessary to tie …
May 02
Remembering 1924 – Senators 6 Yankees 4
Washington Senators 6, New York Yankees 4 Joe Judge and Sam Rice lead the Senators over the Yankees 6 to 4. The Senators improve their record to 7-8-1 Game Played on Friday, May 2, 1924 (D) at Yankee Stadium I WAS A 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 – 6 10 3 …
May 01
Remembering 1924 – Senators 3 Yankees 2
Washington Senators 3, New York Yankees 2 The Senators improve their record to 6-8-1 after holding off the Bronx Bombers 3-2. Walter Johnson wins hid third game of the season and Firpo Marberry gets his first save of the season. Game Played on Thursday, May 1, 1924 (D) at Yankee Stadium I WAS A 1 …
Apr 30
1897 Violence on the Field
1897 saw an increase in rowydism. None suffered more than the umpires. While the 1897 Mercer Ladies day riot has gotten some press there was one incident in Cincinnati that gets little mention. Cincinnati, Aug. 4. On account of threatening weather only two thousand persons witnessed today’s double header. In the first game Billy Rhines …
Apr 29
The District’s First Professional Baseball Game
RM Larner, the distinguished sports writers takes pen in hand to reminisce about the first professional base ball game played in Washington, 5 July 1866. The first time the people of Washington were called upon to pay an admission fee to witness a game of baseball in this city was in the summer of 1866. …
Apr 29
The Great Fan Boycott
Washington has its fair share of bad owners, but the butcher boys from Philly were in a class by themselves. In August 1893 the Wagner’s announce that their will transfer their home games to several cities including Chicago, Cleveland and Philadelphia. The transfer of games to Philadelphia was done without proper League approval and has …
